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Pakistan (299/5) secure a narrow 6-run victory over Sri Lanka (293/9) in the series opener

Which team will win the first ODI between these two sides?

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AZulfi said:
This is gross generalisation

Agha’s position is only dubious in T20s lately because of lack of any batting performance (poor average and SR in the last 15-20 T20Is which is not a small sample size!). If he improves and bats like this in T20Is he will surely gain respect from everyone.

Nawaz does well in bilaterals and against weaker teams in general but is a mental midget esp. in big or pressure games esp. games vs India. Remains to be seen if there is an improvement.
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Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Haris & Naseem are bigger mental midgets than Nawaz. We all have seen their performances in so many big matches in ICC & ACC tournaments.

Nawaz had won 2022 tri series final in NZ, Asia Cup Match against India in 2022 with his score of 42(22)
 
SL edging closer, though Pakistan will win it, nothing to be taken off from this game, infact Rauf just cemented his place for whole triseries, SSA is guaranteed a place, no chance for youngsters.

Batting ,Rizwan should be rested and Haseebullah to get some games , but knowing the seniority culture it's a crime resting a senior
 
Rana said:
Everyone casually forgetting Rizwan’s bongi missing the run out?
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It was a bad throw i thought he could have ran him.out on both sides but as i.said yesterday hasaranga is too good.for these guys. This defeat should hurt
 
What’s the point of the short one to the number 10???

Go for the stumps!!! Your are a 140+ bowler!
 
This is such a poor decision to give Talat the last over. Irrespective of the result. Shaheen is ensuring he comes across like a stupid person.
 
What a loser Talat is - you are bowling to a number XI and trying to hide behind a wide ball
 
This is what you deserve when you go with barely a part timer over a main bowler in Nawaz. If you can't trust Nawaz to bowl vs the tail at the end, then maybe don't include him in your squad at all.
 
Talat's job is just to land the ball on the pitch and hope and pray that the No.10 misses.
 
Good win for Pakistan, but SL played really well here. I doubt Pakistan would have come anywhere near this total if they batted second.
 
IAJ said:
Good win for Pakistan, but SL played really well here. I doubt Pakistan would have come anywhere near this total if they batted second.
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no they did nt play well after start they got and heavy dew in final 10 overs.. they should have cruised to victory in such conditions. not to mention Pak gave away 18 extra Runs and also penalized for slow over rate with extra fielder inside circle. Sri Lanka chose to field because of dew
 
Not a convincing win, even does not feel like a win

Credit to Sri Lankan batters for getting this close despite losing wickets at regular intervals.
 
Pakistan lucky to win this one and SL will feel they have let one slip through their grasp. Pakistan batted horribly for the first half of the game and bowled horribly for most of the game with poor lines, horrific fielding, non stop wides and conceded a whopping 31 extras.

They played a similar match vs SA in the 2nd ODI but SA took advantage and gave them a proper thrashing. It shows why gulf remains between sides like SL and other top sides where you don't get that same respite.

Fakhar & Babar need to figure out their issues and find ways to get some runs. Both remain woefully out of form.
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
no they did nt play well after start they got and heavy dew in final 10 overs.. they should have cruised to victory in such conditions. not to mention Pak gave away 18 extra Runs and also penalized for slow over rate with extra fielder inside circle. Sri Lanka chose to field because of d
AZulfi said:
Not a convincing win, even does not feel like a win

Credit to Sri Lankan batters for getting this close despite losing wickets at regular intervals.
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As the previous poster has mentioned, Sri Lankan should have walked this considering the start they had and the dew made bowling every difficult...all credit to the Pakistani bowlers
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RedwoodOriginal said:
Honestly sometimes I enjoy these types of matches even more than matches between two good teams
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What are you even talking sri lanka is ranked 4th are top team better than so called bazz ball england who are number 8 and sri lanka has beaten every team at home beating them is pretty good effort by pakistan
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
no they did nt play well after start they got and heavy dew in final 10 overs.. they should have cruised to victory in such conditions. not to mention Pak gave away 18 extra Runs and also penalized for slow over rate with extra fielder inside circle. Sri Lanka chose to field because of dew
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I would kick Rizwan out of the team for at least 1 game. That was such a LAZY keeping for not to properly backing up the fielder with all of his experience. That just epitomizes Pakistan professional culture - lazy, laid back , cavalier!
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
What are you even talking sri lanka is ranked 4th are top team better than so called bazz ball england who are number 8 and sri lanka has beaten every team at home beating them is pretty good effort by pakistan
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Rankings don't mean much if you finish so low in the World Cup that you can't even qualify for the Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka are not a top 4 team by any stretch of the imagination, and neither are Pakistan
 
CricVet said:
I would kick Rizwan out of the team for at least 1 game. That was such a LAZY keeping for not to properly backing up the fielder with all of his experience. That just epitomizes Pakistan professional culture - lazy, laid back , cavalier!
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yup lack of professionalism and hint of casual attitude on field by Rizwan , Game went closer because of that and it had potential to cost us the game in the end
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
What are you even talking sri lanka is ranked 4th are top team better than so called bazz ball england who are number 8 and sri lanka has beaten every team at home beating them is pretty good effort by pakistan
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Pakistan were the No. 1 ODI team before the 2023 World Cup. And what happened after that?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Pakistan were the No. 1 ODI team before the 2023 World Cup. And what happened after that?
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Still doesn't change the fact sri lanka has been great odi team are ranked 4th in the world for a reason where as so called bazzballer england might play qualifiers that's tell you a huge difference pakistan played really well to beat this full strength sri Lankan team.
 
I have no idea what Waqar said to Naseem. I did not watch most of the game; just some here and there, and in the end. I had my volume on mute. But, I saw Naseem bowling with purpose in the end. I guess these babies need counseling every now and then :)
 
Nasty Naz said:
Pakistan lucky to win this one and SL will feel they have let one slip through their grasp. Pakistan batted horribly for the first half of the game and bowled horribly for most of the game with poor lines, horrific fielding, non stop wides and conceded a whopping 31 extras.

They played a similar match vs SA in the 2nd ODI but SA took advantage and gave them a proper thrashing. It shows why gulf remains between sides like SL and other top sides where you don't get that same respite.

Fakhar & Babar need to figure out their issues and find ways to get some runs. Both remain woefully out of form.
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Absolutely. They can get away from this horrible, unprofessional, and lazy cricket against teams which are pretty similar to them, but not against the top tier teams.

It is our ATTITUDE that has been the difference - top teams plan and execute, while we may have planning, but lack of rigor required to implement the plans go missing.
 
This was a very good performance by Pakistan, especially with the bat.

I said this then and I will say it again. It wasn't an easy pitch to bat on for the first 27-28 overs but Agha played really well and 299 was a good total on this pitch.

SL need to play a 3rd seamer ahead of Theekshana.

That cost them plenty .
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
Still doesn't change the fact sri lanka has been great odi team are ranked 4th in the world for a reason where as so called bazzballer england might play qualifiers that's tell you a huge difference pakistan played really well to beat this full strength sri Lankan team.
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Great ODI teams perform in ICC tournaments too. Anyone can win bilaterals at home and against B & C teams of other countries, what matters is how well you do when there are real stakes at play. England have been thoroughly poor in bilaterals and ICC tournaments so they are not even in the conversation.
 
It was a pretty poor performance by Pakistan batters. Fakhar, Babar, Agha & Talat all consumer far too many balls.

SL also batted poorly.

If it was England, Australia or India batting on this belter, 375 runs in 50 overs would have been standard.
 
gazza619 said:
It was a pretty poor performance by Pakistan batters. Fakhar, Babar, Agha & Talat all consumer far too many balls.

SL also batted poorly.

If it was England, Australia or India batting on this belter, 375 runs in 50 overs would have been standard.
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Lol england are on verge of playing qualifiers which world are you living in they are ranked 8 might play qualifiers where as sri lanka has been winning against all teams at home ranked 4 pakistan done well to beat them.
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
Lol england are on verge of playing qualifiers which world are you living in they are ranked 8 might play qualifiers where as sri lanka has been winning against all teams at home ranked 4 pakistan done well to beat them.
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Don’t read too much into the rankings buddy.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
This was a very good performance by Pakistan, especially with the bat.

I said this then and I will say it again. It wasn't an easy pitch to bat on for the first 27-28 overs but Agha played really well and 299 was a good total on this pitch.

SL need to play a 3rd seamer ahead of Theekshana.

That cost them plenty .
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It was an excellent comeback with the bat, but I thought they were quite poor and undisciplined with the ball. Multiple dropped catches, 26 runs in wides(!), 29 extras in total. Some pretty questionable tactics at times aswell going too pace-heavy and not managing the over-rate at all.
 
gazza619 said:
It was a pretty poor performance by Pakistan batters. Fakhar, Babar, Agha & Talat all consumer far too many balls.

SL also batted poorly.

If it was England, Australia or India batting on this belter, 375 runs in 50 overs would have been standard.
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I saw some balls swinging and seam - especially Naseem's first wicket. I did not watch the entire game. I am not questioning but wondering if the wicket was really flat?
 
CricVet said:
I saw some balls swinging and seam - especially Naseem's first wicket. I did not watch the entire game. I am not questioning but wondering if the wicket was really flat?
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I didn’t see the full game either. It was a flat track based on what I observed. SL tail enders almost chased the score.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
It was an excellent comeback with the bat, but I thought they were quite poor and undisciplined with the ball. Multiple dropped catches, 26 runs in wides(!), 29 extras in total. Some pretty questionable tactics at times aswell going too pace-heavy and not managing the over-rate at all.
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Yeah I thought it was business as usual with Pakistani bowlers getting spanked for 75 in the first PP .

I think they(and Rauf in particular) tightened their lines. Rauf started bowling from wide of the crease to cut out the width being given and it worked.

As far as tactics are concerned, I still think Agha should be captain in ODIs.
They've got that wrong completely by force fitting him into the T20 side and making captain when he's a natural contender for ODI captaincy since he's one of the best players in this format
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi in the post match ceremony:

"Credit goes to Salman Agha and Hussain Talat for the way they batted and getting us 300 on the board. The percentage of dot balls in the first 10 overs with the bat were very high. We were looking for 250-260 with the kind of start we got, credit goes to Haris Rauf for the way he bowled today. Really enjoyed that spell. Haris has been the wicket-taker for us in white-ball cricket for a long time now. That was an awesome catch (from Babar Azam)."
 
Well done Pak, they were terrible today but still won.

Slow early on, wasteful extras and so on...

Still think, they will stay a middling side and are average/below average in white ball cricket until they revolutionise their batting. They are at best 270/280 odi side and 160/170 etc in T20s, how many of these games can your bowlers help you win? Not too many.
 
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